PROTECTION OF LITERATURE

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21120, 22 March 1934, Page 15

PROTECTION OF LITERATURE

.... BLILDINfi K)lM)i;i> IX (,i:NEVA: I i ■! i In jKcordance with tj > c revised 1 j agreement o£ Hern. dated November j 13, 1908. li. ; r the protection of works of literature and art. every author enjoy? international protection, which is more fully laid down in the laws of the various countries. In many cases, however, "he actual originator of intellectual productions has suffered great disadvantages by not being in a position to ijiuve beyond doubt to glagiarists thu priority of his wCrks. ; Witnesses ul the authorship, such as ' members of the t'amiiy, secretaries, ! etc., were frequently no more within I reach, or were deceased, or were unI able to remember the exact date of t the disputed production, t Thanks to the endeavours of a larger ; number of interested persons, however, an international bureau has been founded in Geneva, which will register at the request of the respective authors works ei literature, music and sculpture 'short stories. novels, dramas, subjects for films, film manuscripts, titles, scic'itiiie works, compositions. etc. 1 . and certify the day of entry, slates a circular from the j Geneva International Register of j Authors. ; A duplicate of the respective pro- j auction, together with a copy, has to | be submitted to the Geneva Bureau with the written application to register in the international roll of authors, j The applicant will receive the copy submitted by him together with a documentary ccrinication of the entry in the roll, with an exact statement of time. The duplicate will be regis- - t C red at Geneva. The transmitted dc-ci lor as an elticial proof <•' ms rightful author-, . thtp. r:.r;:<LnJ.my m c:;so cf le£ul dis- : pu'.cs. '